ATTLEBORO, Mass. — — The pretrial hearing for Ernest George Wallace Jr., a Bristol man charged in the Aaron Hernandez murder case, was scheduled for Monday but postponed to Friday.

Wallace's hearing will be held Friday at 10 a.m. in Attleboro District Court, a spokesman for Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter said. The office cited attorney schedule issues as the reason for the delayed hearing.

Wallace has plead not guilty to accessory after the fact to murder and has been held without bail since early July, when he was arraigned in Attleboro District Court. He will appear in court again Friday for a pretrial hearing, two days after Hernandez's

Wallace, 41, is accused of helping Hernandez avoid law enforcement after the slaying of Odin Lloyd on June 17. Less than two weeks after Hernandez, a Bristol native and former New England Patriots tight end, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, Wallace appeared in the same courtroom for his arraignment, which lasted only minutes.

His lawyer, Boston criminal defense attorney David Meier, did not fight prosecutors' request that Wallace be held without bail. Hernandez is scheduled to appear in court for a probable cause hearing on Wednesday.

Before Lloyd was killed in an industrial park near Hernandez's North Attleborough home, prosecutors say, Hernandez texted two friends from Connecticut telling them to "get here now."

The third man charged in connection with Lloyd's death is Carlos Ortiz, also of Bristol.

The details of the charge against Wallace remain unclear, and Judge Robert Harbour granted prosecutors' request to seal all records related to his case. Wallace surrendered to police in Miramar, Fla., — where his lawyer said he frequently travels to visit his elderly parents — and waived extradition to Massachusetts.

North Attleborough police had issued a wanted poster for his arrest, and also sought help in locating a car — a Chrysler 300 that was later found parked outside a Bristol home. The Boston Globe has reported that investigators believe Hernandez rented the Chrysler for Wallace and Ortiz to flee.

Hernandez, whose football career ended hours after his arrest and before his charges were announced, has pleaded not guilty.

Authorities are also investigating his possible connection to two 2012 murders in Boston. Detectives in that case were seeking a gray or silver SUV with Rhode Island plates, and a vehicle matching that description was recently seized from a Bristol home owned by an uncle of Hernandez's. Massachusetts detectives have sought help from Bristol police in both investigations.

Wallace's criminal record in Connecticut dates to the mid-1990s, when police described him as a known drug dealer. His most recent conviction was in August 2012, when he admitted to violating probation after testing positive for PCP, cocaine, marijuana and opiates.

He has been convicted of illegal possession of narcotics, driving under the influence, and interfering with police, among others charges.